Associations to the word «Aladdin»

Wiktionary

ALADDIN, proper noun. An Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is recruited by a sorcerer to get a magic lamp from a cave; often adapted into comic pantomime in Britain.
ALADDIN, proper noun. The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story.

Dictionary definition

ALADDIN, noun. In the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie.

Wise words

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